The Ishieke Police Division in Ebonyi local government area of Ebonyi State had on Wednesday night, June 27, come under heavy attack by unknown gunmen.
In the gun duel, five of the unknown gunmen were reportedly shot down by the police.
According to reports, the incident began at about 9:30 pm with heavy shootings, forcing residents to scamper into their respective homes for safety.
An eyewitness, Mr Nwori had said that the gunmen arrived at the police station with two cars and began shooting maniacally in the air before engaging in a gun duel with the policemen on duty in front of the station.
The gun battle was said to have taken place for over 30 minutes, before other security operatives came for reinforcement.
Another source had revealed that the incident had eventually, drawn the attention of more security operatives, including the Army, who came in their numbers to apprehend the hoodlums.
At the time of filing this report, efforts to contact the State Police Public Relations Officer, Joshua Ukandu’s has proved abortive as the phone number was not reachable.
More details to come….
